Posthumous Issues of Constantine
Posthumous Issues of Constantine
After Constantine died in 337, his sons issued posthumous coins in honor of their father. Constantine was the last Emperor to be consecrated and deified on coins. Eusebius also wrote about one of these posthumous coins:
"At the same time coins were struck portraying the Blessed One on the obverse
in the form of one with head veiled, on the reverse like a charioteer on
a quadriga, being taken up by a right hand stretched out to him from above."
Life of Constantine IV 73
9 Sept 337-
Spring 340
Obv:
DIVO
CONSTANTINO P Veiled head right
Rev:
AETERNA
PIETAS [Everlasting Piety] Emperor in military dress, standing right,
holding spear and globe.
In exergue
PCONST RIC VIII Arles 17
9 Sept 337-
late 347
Obv:
DIVO
CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG - Veiled head right
Rev:
Emperor, veiled to right in quadriga; the hand of God reaches down to him.
In exergue
SMANA RIC VIII Antioch 39
![VN MR [(VENERANDAE MEMORIAE In honor of venerated memory]](memor.jpeg)
A.D. 345-347
Obv:
DV
CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG - Veiled head right.
Rev:
IVST
VENER MEMOR [to his memory, justly to be remembered] Aequitas, winged
standing left, holding balance and transverse secepter.
In exergue
SMALB RIC VIII Alexandria 28
![VN MR [(VENERANDAE MEMORIAE In honor of venerated memory]](vnmr.jpeg)
A.D. 345-347
Obv:
DIVO
CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG - Veiled head right
Rev:
VN
MR [(VENERANDAE MEMORIAE In honor of venerated memory] Emperor veiled,
standing right.
In exergue
SMALgamma RIC VIII Alexandria 32
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last modified on 01 August 2007